Life at the School of Architecture

The School's activities are centered in its landmark building, the Art & Architecture Building, designed between 1958 and 1963 by Paul Rudolph, who was then the chairman of the Department of Architecture. Today, the A&A Building houses the Arts Library and the School of Architecture. The design studios take advantage of light-filled, loft-like open floors. Students' individual drafting desks and workstations surround common areas where group discussions and reviews take place. Also located within the building are classrooms; computer, material, wood, metal, and photography laboratories; exhibition galleries; and faculty and administrative offices. Most students do all of their work in the A&A Building, and because students have open access twenty-four hours a day throughout the school year, the building is constantly active.

With a student population of about 180 and their great diversity of backgrounds, interests, and opinions, the School is large enough to support a wide variety of activities and debate. Yet it is small enough to permit students and faculty to know virtually the entire School population as individuals.

Students at the School are encouraged to avail themselves of the entire University. Many students take courses, such as those in history, psychology, studio art, art history, and foreign languages, in Yale College. Students also take courses in the graduate and professional schools such as the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Law School, the Divinity School, and the School of Management.

Lectures

Throughout the year, nationally and internationally known architects, architectural scholars, and artists are invited to participate in the School's weekly lecture series. The series is open to the public and is free of charge.

In fall 2002, lecturers included:

Cecil Balmond, Engineer and Saarinen Visiting Professor
Hillary Brown, Architect
Klaus Daniels, Engineer
Michael Hopkins, Architect
Louisa Hutton, Architect
Stephen Kieran, Architect
Toshiko Mori, Architect and Paul Rudolph Lecturer
Glenn Murcutt, Architect and Bishop Visiting Professor
Jonathan Rose, City Planner and Property Developer
Joseph Rose, City Planner, Property Developer, and Eero Saarinen Lecturer
Mathias Sauerbruch, Architect
Alan Short, Architect
Julie Snow, Architect
James Timberlake, Architect

In spring 2003, lecturers included:

Symposia

During 2002-2003, the School of Architecture sponsored several symposia.

"Dense-cities: An American Oxymoron?," a two-day symposium on September 20 and 21, 2002, explored the issues of density. Winy Maas faced environmental and urban professionals in a debate on fundamental issues of urban planning and design. In addition to Mr. Maas, attendees heard from the following speakers:

Philip Aarons, Millennium Partners
William Burch, Yale University
James Corner, University of Pennsylvania
Alexander Garvin, Yale University
Douglas Kelbaugh, University of Michigan
Fred Koetter, Yale University
Brian McGrath, Columbia University
Michael Sorkin, City College of New York
Marilyn Taylor, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

"Eisenman/Krier: Two Ideologies," a two-day symposium on November 8 and 9, 2002, considered these two architects' distinctly different positions in their historical and theoretical frameworks. Speakers considered Eisenman's and Krier's perceptions of history, their views of urbanism, the political implications of their views of the role of architecture, and the role of language in their work. Attendees heard from the following speakers:

Stan Allen, Princeton University
Maurice Culot, Institut Francais d'Architecture, Paris
Peter Eisenman, Yale University
Kurt Forster, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Roger Kimball, Critic, The New Criterion
Leon Krier, Yale University
Sanford Kwinter, Rice University
Emmanuel Petit, Yale University
Alan Plattus, Yale University
Demetri Porphyrios, Yale University
Michelangelo Sabatino, Yale University
Vincent Scully, Yale University
Robert Somol, U.C.L.A.
Anthony Vidler, Cooper Union
Sarah Whiting, Harvard University
Mark Wigley, Columbia University

"Local Site of Global Practice: Modernism and the Middle East," a two-day symposium, co-sponsored by the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, the Yale Department of the History of Art, and the School of Architecture, on April 4 and 5, 2003, had architects and scholars form a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds consider the impact of modernism in the Middle East, where rapid modernization has met with deep traditions. Challenges facing architects who work in the region were addressed within the context of nationalism, regionalism, and current debate on globalization. Attendees heard from the following speakers:

Nezar AlSayyad, U.C. Berkeley
Abbas Amanat, Yale University
Arjun Appadurai, Yale University
Gulsum Baydar, Bilkent University/MIT
Magnus Bernhardsson, Hofstra University
Sibel Bozdogan, Harvard University
Layla Diba, Bard College
Keller Easterling, Yale University
Sandy Isenstadt, Yale University
Hasan Uddin Khan, Roger Williams University
Roy Kozlovsky, Princeton University
Brian McLaren, University of Washington
Ijlal Muzaffar, MIT
Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, MIT
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Yale University
Alan Plattus, Yale University
Kishwar Rizvi, Yale University
Hashim Sarkis, Harvard University
Susan Slyomovics, MIT
Annabel Wharton, Duke University
Gwendolyn Wright, Columbia University

Exhibitions

The School maintains an active program of exhibitions in the galleries on the second and third floors of the Art & Architecture Building. The Architecture Galleries are open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Exhibitions in 2002-2003 included:

Eisenman/Krier: Two Ideologies
House IV by Peter Eisenman
The Atlantis Project by Leon Krier
November 4-February 7

Matter
Work of Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
February 17-May 9

Future Now
Year-End Exhibition of Student Work
May 23-August 1

Publications

The School supports three student-edited architectural publications. Perspecta: The Yale Architectural Journal, the oldest student-edited architectural journal in the United States, is internationally respected for its contributions to contemporary architectural discourse with original presentations of new projects as well as historical and theoretical essays. Perspecta's editors solicit articles from distinguished scholars and practitioners from around the world, and then, working with graphic design students from the School of Art, produce the journal. Retrospecta, an annual journal that includes samples of student work and activities at the School during each academic year, is edited by students and published by the School. Architectureview is an occasional publication that reflects student thought at the School through critical writings and student/faculty book reviews.

The School also publishes Constructs, a twice-yearly news magazine that highlights activities and events at the School, including interviews with visiting faculty members, articles on issues relevant to what is being analyzed and discussed in the design studios, and previews and reviews of the School's exhibitions and lectures.

Yale Urban Design Workshop

Michael R. Haverland and Alan J. Plattus, Co-Directors

Student Fellows 2002-2003: James Detzel, Ashley Forde, Ezra Groskin, Clover Linné, Craig Morton, Jessica Niles, Benjamin Rosenblum, Michael Surry Schlabs, Nathan St. John, and Jason van Nest.

The Yale Urban Design Workshop provides a forum for faculty and students from the School of Architecture, as well as students and faculty from other professional schools at Yale, to engage in the study of issues, ideas, and practical problems in the field of urban design. Projects involve community-based design and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Past projects include participatory charettes and town plans for communities throughout Connecticut; site-specific urban design studies; small projects that contribute to a specific neighborhood, such as a library renovation or house design; and educational programs in local New Haven schools. Current projects include town-center plans for three towns in Connecticut-- Ansonia, Madison, and Unionville-- as well as an ongoing collaboration with the Dwight Neighborhood and the Greater Dwight Development Corporation, both of New Haven. This collaboration has, in the past, included a comprehensive neighborhood plan, an addition to the Dwight Elementary School, and is now focused on a 9,000-square-foot day care center and office building, and a neighborhood playground.

Student Organizations

Students at Yale have access to a wide range of activities within the School of Architecture and elsewhere in the University or the community. These focus on academic, cultural, political, and community-based interests. At the School one may join the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). A student also has the opportunity to be elected to one of several committees, including the Admissions Committee, the Curriculum Advisory Committee, the Exhibitions Committee, and the Rules Committee. Grassroots initiatives, such as the Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership program (LEAP), the Neighborhood Discovery Program (NDP), the Summer Teen Empowerment Program (STEP), and the Urban Design Workshop, invite active participation in community development.

Outside the School of Architecture, there are many student organizations, including the Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Association, the Black Graduate Network (BGN), the Graduate-Professional Student Center at Yale (GPSCY), the Graduate Employee Student Organization (GESO), the New Haven Collaborative (a University-wide community interaction network), the Yale Law School Housing and Community Development Clinic (integrating pro bono legal and architectural services to the New Haven community), and the Women's Center. Countless groups offer membership in other endeavors. Among these are the Yale Cabaret, the Yale Daily News, the Yale Gospel Choir, and the Yale Russian Chorus. Students may also apply for grants, through Yale University, to support local summer public service internships that already exist or are of a student's own design.

Facilities

Arts Library

The Yale University Library is one of the great libraries in the world. The Arts Library, established soon after 1868, is part of the Yale University Library and is located on the first floor of the Art & Architecture Building. It contains more than 100,000 volumes on architecture, painting, sculpture, graphic design, urban planning, and the history of art and architecture. It serves as the working library for the School of Architecture, the School of Art, the History of Art Department, and the Yale University Art Gallery, and as an adjunct library for the Yale Center for British Art. The collection includes basic reference works, monographs, exhibition catalogues, and histories of the aforementioned fields, bound periodicals, and subscriptions to more than 500 current periodicals and museum bulletins. Approximately 150,000 additional volumes in these fields may be found in related collections at three other Yale libraries: Sterling Memorial Library, the Seeley G. Mudd Library, and the new Library Shelving Facility. The library offers further access to an expanding range of digital resources and has played a leading role in planning for the digital future in the imaging arena.

Arts Library staff gladly assist students and faculty in exploring the enormously rich library resources at Yale and offer a wide-ranging instructional program aimed at quickly initiating new members of the community into the complex world of information resources.

Model Shop

Graduate and undergraduate students use the School's Model Shop in support of studio and course work assignments, as well as for independent projects. It is a fully equipped facility for building models, fabricating furniture, sculpting, and exploring building systems. It is used in conjunction with several classes and is open for general use. Students work with a wide variety of materials including wood and wood products, plastics, and nonferrous metals. The Materials Lab, a separate metal-working facility, is available for welding and other metal work. Students with shop experience may apply to the coordinator for positions as shop monitors.

In addition to these facilities in the School of Architecture, Yale has a machine shop in the Chemistry Lab that offers a course on machining. Gibbs Lab offers machining services to students at reasonable rates and sells a range of industrial materials. The New Haven area boasts a large number of suppliers of all types of materials.

All students without shop experience take the Shop Techniques Course during the week before classes begin. This intensive exercise in furniture building teaches students how to work safely in the shop while exposing them to a wide range of tools and procedures. During the year, seminars are offered in fine woodworking and mold-making. First-year students use the Model Shop to fabricate elements for the Building Project. Individual instruction is always available from the coordinator and monitors.

Digital Media Facilities

Using digital media in the design process and having saturated information systems has become a crucial part of the School's curriculum. The School provides students with a high quality and solid information infrastructure, including e-mail, roaming server space, and server service. The School has its own proprietary digital media facilities that consist of a centralized server-pool for high quality distributed information systems, remote computer clusters and high-end workstations throughout the School, architectural software solutions, and integrated design tools. The School provides computers in different platforms for students' design, research, computational, communication, and fabrication needs. Network ports located throughout the studios allow students to have their own computers at their drafting station. The School provides laser cutters, CNC mills, a digitally controlled foam cutter, data projectors, digital cameras, large-format plotters, 2-D and 3-D printers, and scanners for individual student use.

Digital Media Center for the Arts

The Digital Media Center for the Arts (DMCA) at 149 York Street is a multimedia facility that was created to explore new areas of education and cross-disciplinary interaction that result when traditional art collides with the computer age. The center was conceived and designed by Yale's leaders in art, architecture, drama, history of art, film studies, and music, and from the University Art Gallery, the Center for British Art, the Arts Library, and Information Technology Services working closely with the offices of the President and Provost. The DMCA encourages and enables discovery and creation within the arts area community in the field of electronic media, investigates how new information technologies fit into established educational systems in the arts, and implements new models of arts education. In addition, the center produces special projects such as CD-ROM, videos, multimedia Web sites, and other distance-learning experiments with broad bandwidth digital transmission technologies. Faculty and students benefit from the availability of advanced technologies and staff expertise. The interdisciplinary mission of the DMCA is to bring together painters, sculptors, graphic artists, photographers, architects, set designers, musicians, actors, directors, and video artists.

Photographic Facilities

The School of Architecture operates a well-equipped photographic darkroom for the exclusive use of its students.

Slide and Photograph Collection

An extensive collection of slides and photographs is maintained by the Arts Library on the first floor of Street Hall, which is on the corner of Chapel and High streets. The collection contains more than 300,000 art and architecture slides for teaching use and more than 176,000 photographs and color prints for study and research.

Academic Regulations

Grading System

All courses within the School of Architecture are graded Pass (P) or Fail (F). Letter grades are given for most courses taken outside the School, either in Yale College, the Graduate School, or any of the other professional schools at the University. Credit will be given for any passing grade (A-D). No credit will be given for a grade of F. Certain outside courses may be elected under a Pass/Fail option (see the bulletin Yale College Programs of Study) whereby the registrar will interpret letter grades from these courses onto the transcript as Pass or Fail. For each School of Architecture course, faculty members issue written evaluations of each student. These evaluations remain part of the student's permanent record but are not included on transcripts.

Course Changes

It is the student's responsibility to maintain an accurate course schedule in the Registrar's Office. Any change (drop or add) to the schedule agreed upon at registration should be reported immediately. No adding of courses will be permitted after the first week of any term. A student may drop a course, without grade reporting, up to six weeks from registration. At this time, courses are permanently entered onto the transcript. After six weeks from registration until the last day of classes in each term, a student may withdraw from a course with the permission of the director of graduate studies. At the time the student withdraws, the notation of W (Withdrew) will be entered onto the transcript. Course withdrawal forms may be obtained in the Registrar's Office. Between the end of classes in each term and the beginning of the examination period, no student will be permitted to withdraw from any course. If the instructor of a course reports to the registrar that a student has not successfully completed a course from which the student has not formally withdrawn, a grade of F will be recorded in that course.

Class Cancellations

The School of Architecture does not cancel classes because of adverse weather conditions. Individual classes may be canceled by instructors on occasion, and makeup classes are scheduled.

Portfolio Requirement

All students working toward an M.Arch. degree must maintain a portfolio of work done in studio courses. This portfolio is reviewed periodically by the Design Committee as a way of evaluating the student's progress. For additional portfolio requirements, refer to “Portfolio Requirement," under Degree Programs.

Progress Evaluations

Before the end of a student's fourth term in the M.Arch. I and second term in the M.Arch. II programs, the Design Committee will evaluate these students for consideration for promotion to the final year(s) of their program. At their discretion, the Design Committee, based upon their evaluation, may require a student to take additional course(s) beyond those normally prescribed in order to graduate. Submission of portfolios will be required for this review.

In addition to the completion of degree requirements, satisfactory final review of the student's work by the Design Committee is required for all M.Arch. students in order to graduate. Submission of portfolios will be required for this final review.

Refer to the Rules and Regulations of the School of Architecture for further details regarding academic evaluation.

Commencement

Attendance is required at Commencement exercises for all degree candidates. Special permission to be excused must be obtained from the dean.

Leaves of Absence

Students are expected to follow a continuous course of study at the School. Students may be granted leaves of absence for periods up to, but not to exceed, one year. Such leaves may be for further career development (professional or scholarship activities) or for personal reasons (maternity leave, financial or health problems).

Requests for leaves must be submitted before the end of the term immediately preceding the term of the intended leave. Those granted leaves must file formal notice of return one month before the end of the term immediately preceding the return to the School. In all cases, leave requests are subject to review and approval of the Rules Committee, which will, in turn, consult with the appropriate faculty and administration offices of the University.

Students who receive financial aid must contact the Financial Aid Office prior to taking a leave of absence.

General Regulations

1. Students are expected to conform to the regulations established by the School of Architecture. The School of Architecture Student Handbook contains the Rules and Regulations of the School of Architecture. A copy will be given to each student at registration.

2. It is expected that students will attend all classes regularly. In any course, more than two unexcused absences may result in a failing grade.

3. The School reserves the right to require the withdrawal of any student whose work fails to meet the School's requirements or whose conduct is deemed harmful to the School. Refer to the policy on Student Grievances in the Bulletin & Calendar.

4. The School reserves the right to retain examples of a student's work each term for exhibition purposes, and no work may be removed without permission.

Committee Structure

The following committees, composed of faculty members appointed by the dean and elected student representatives, assist the dean in the formulation and implementation of policies governing activities of the School:

1. Executive Committee (permanent and ex officio faculty members). Participates in policymaking, operational decisions, and faculty appointments.

2. Rules Committee (three faculty members, three students). Reviews and recommends procedural rules and curriculum regulations; responsible for interpretation and implementation of rules.

3. Admissions Committee (seven faculty members, four students). Reviews and makes recommendations on admission policies; reviews all applications for admission and recommends on acceptance.

4. Curriculum Committee (dean, director of graduate studies, and study area coordinators). Reviews and recommends curriculum changes; responsible for the development of detailed curriculum for each term.

5. Design Committee (design faculty). Discusses and reviews issues that involve the teaching of design; evaluates student design performance.

6. M.E.D. Program Committee (faculty members, two students). Acts as directive body and as liaison for M.E.D. students to assist in general orientation; reviews student work and recommends curriculum changes.

7. Undergraduate Planning Committee (faculty members). Plans and reviews courses in architecture offered to Yale College undergraduate students; oversees Yale College Architecture major.

8. Lectures Committee (two faculty members, three students). Plans and arranges School's lectures.

9. Liaison between Architecture and the Arts Library (four faculty members, one student). Advises on acquisitions and maintenance of the collections in the areas of architecture, environmental design, structures, and planning.

10. Joint Master of Architecture/School of Management Degree Committee (three faculty members). Reviews and approves individual candidate's course of study proposal for the joint degree; acts as liaison with the School of Management.

11. Exhibitions Committee (two faculty members, three students). Plans and arranges School's exhibitions.

12. Curriculum Advisory Committee (three faculty members, four students).

13. Dean's Advisory Committee on Student Grievances (three faculty members, one student).

14. Awards and Prizes Committee (seven faculty members).

15. Publications Committee (five faculty members, two students).

 

Life at Yale University

Founded in 1701, Yale began as an undergraduate college. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Yale added, one by one, the graduate and professional schools that now constitute a major university. Today, a combined total of more than 11,000 students in the undergraduate college and the eleven graduate and professional schools study for thirty-three different degrees. A faculty of more than 2,400 men and women teach and administer programs across a range of disciplines in the sciences and engineering, the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts.

The School of the Fine Arts, founded in 1864, was the first university-affiliated art school in the country. The department of Architecture was established in the School of the Fine Arts in 1916. In 1959 the School of Art and Architecture, as it was then known, was made a fully graduate professional school. In 1972, Yale designated the School of Architecture as its own separate professional school.

Cultural Resources

A calendar of events in the University is issued each week during the academic year in the Yale Bulletin & Calendar. The hours when special as well as permanent collections of the University may be seen are also recorded in this publication. The Bulletin & Calendar is available online at http://www.yale.edu/opa/current/ybcurrent.html/.

Libraries and Collections at Yale

The Yale University Library consists of the central libraries-- Sterling Memorial Library, the Cross Campus Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Seeley G. Mudd Library-- and thirty school and department libraries, as well as small collections within each of the twelve residential colleges. Second largest among the university libraries in the United States, the Yale University Library contains more than 10 million volumes, half of which are in the central libraries. Students have access to the collections in all the libraries at Yale.

Yale University Art Gallery

The Yale University Art Gallery at 1111 Chapel Street is the oldest university art museum in North America, having been founded in 1832 when the patriot-artist John Trumbull gave more than one hundred of his paintings to Yale. Since then its collections have grown to number over 100,000 objects from all periods of the history of art from ancient Egyptian times to the present.

The Yale University Art Gallery contains representative collections of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance art, Near and Far Eastern art, archaeological material from the University's excavations, Pre-Columbian and African art, works of European and American masters from virtually every period, and a rich collection of modern art. Highlights include masterpieces by Van Gogh, Manet, Monet, Picasso, Homer, Eakins, Rothko, Pollock, David Smith, Richter, and Lewitt, as well as the distinguished Société Anonyme collection of early modernist art. There are notable collections of Etruscan and Greek vases; early Italian paintings; and Chinese paintings, ceramics, bronzes, and textiles; as well as a comprehensive collection of master prints, drawings, and photographs. The Art Gallery's collection of American paintings and decorative arts is one of the finest in the world.

Ten to twelve special exhibitions, organized by the Art Gallery staff, Yale faculty and graduate students, and occasional guest curators, are on view each year, in addition to several small teaching exhibitions. While focusing on its role as a center for scholarly research in the history of art and museum training for graduate and undergraduate students at Yale, the Art Gallery also maintains an active schedule of public education programming.

The museum occupies two adjacent structures. The main building, across York Street from the School, completed in 1953, was designed by the distinguished American architect Louis I. Kahn, who was then a member of the School of Architecture faculty. His first important public commission, and the first of four art museums he would design, the Art Gallery has been acclaimed for its significance to the history of contemporary American architecture. Although it was the first modern-style building on the Yale campus, Mr. Kahn's Art Gallery harmonizes with older structures, including Edgerton Swartwout's Italian gothic Art Gallery of 1928, to which it is connected on the first and third floors.

Yale Center for British Art

The Yale Center for British Art, designed by architect Louis I. Kahn, and a gift of the late Paul Mellon '29, houses the largest collection of British paintings, prints, drawings, and rare illustrated books outside England. The collection presents a survey of English art, life, and thought from the sixteenth century through the twentieth. The particular strength of this collection lies in the holdings from the period between the birth of Hogarth and the death of Turner (1697-1851).

The center, across Chapel Street from the Art Gallery, is Kahn's final work. At the time of his death in 1974, about one-third of the building was constructed and most of the major design decisions had been made. However, the construction drawings were incomplete and many secondary design decisions had not yet been detailed or conceived by Mr. Kahn. To complete the building in the context of his philosophy, Yale hired the architectural firm of Pellecchia and Meyers.

In addition to the normal functions of a public art museum and rare book library, the center provides classrooms for teaching, a reference library for specialized research, a complete photographic archive of British art, offices for visiting fellows, and other research facilities.

Peabody Museum of Natural History

The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History was founded in 1866, with a gift from philanthropist George Peabody, to house Yale's existing scientific collections and those of its first curators. The present neo-gothic style building opened to the public in 1925. The exhibition halls feature the museum's mineralogical and ornithological collections, a renowned paleontological exhibit that includes an intact original fossil skeletal mount of an Apatosaurus, and a variety of displays surveying the animal kingdom, cultures of the Americas, and a range of North American habitat environment displays. Research in the fields of paleontology, anthropology, zoology, and evolutionary biology makes the Peabody a working museum, where public exhibition, research, and teaching interact.

Additional Cultural and Social Resources

There are more than eighty endowed lecture series held at Yale each year on subjects ranging from anatomy to theology, and including virtually all disciplines.

More than four hundred musical events take place at the University during the academic year. These include concerts presented by students and faculty of the School of Music, the Department of Music, the Yale Concert and Jazz bands, the Yale Glee Club, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, and other undergraduate singing and instrumental groups. In addition to graduate recitals and ensemble performances, the School of Music features the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale, the Chamber Music Society at Yale, the Duke Ellington Series, Great Organ Music at Yale, New Music New Haven, Yale Opera performances and public master classes, and the Faculty Artist Series. Among New Haven's numerous performing organizations are Orchestra New England, the New Haven Chorale, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

For theatergoers, Yale and New Haven offer a wide range of dramatic productions at the University Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Yale Cabaret, Long Wharf Theatre, Palace Theater, and Shubert Performing Arts Center.

Founded in 1971, the Graduate-Professional Student Senate (GPSS) fosters discussion and the exchange of ideas among the graduate and professional student population. All graduate and professional students are eligible to become senators. Senators are chosen each year by their respective schools. The GPSS meets every two weeks throughout the academic year, and meetings are open to the graduate and professional school community. Members serve on and make appointments to University committees, meet with University officials and Yale Corporation members, sponsor informational workshops and conferences, organize lectures and social events, and assist in community service events. Additionally, the GPSS oversees operation of the Graduate-Professional Student Center at Yale (GPSCY), at 203 York Street, which includes office and meeting spaces for graduate-professional student organizations, and the Gryphon's Pub. For more information, please contact gpss@yale.edu or visit http://www.yale.edu/gpss/.

The McDougal Graduate Student Center in the Hall of Graduate Studies provides space and resources for building intellectual, cultural, and social community among graduate students, and for enhancing professional development activities across the departments of the Graduate School. The Center houses the cooperating offices of Graduate Student Life, Graduate Career Services, and the Graduate Teaching Center, as well as the Resource Library. Graduate Career Services provides programs, counseling, and on-campus recruitment for academic and non-academic jobs. In the Student Life Office, McDougal Fellows, who are current graduate students, plan and organize socials; community service activities; arts, music, and cultural events; and more. The Graduate Teaching Center provides pedagogical workshops, videotape consultation, and teaching forums led by the GTC student consultants and the director. The McDougal Center welcomes the participation of postdoctoral fellows, faculty, staff, alumni of the Graduate School, students from other Yale professional schools, and members of the larger Yale community. The Center houses a large common room with a computer kiosk, wired and wireless Internet access, newspapers, and magazines, and the student-run Blue Dog Café, which serves coffee and light foods. Other resources include a large program room with AV equipment, a small meeting room, a recreation room with a children's corner, and a public computer cluster with ITS laser printer and copier. The McDougal Center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the academic year. For more information or to sign up for weekly e-mail updates, visit the Web site at http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/ mcdougal/; telephone, 203.432.BLUE;
e-mail, mcdougal.center@yale.edu.

Athletic Resources

The Payne Whitney Gymnasium is one of the most elaborate and extensive indoor athletic facilities in the world. This complex includes the 3,100-seat John J. Lee Amphitheater, the site for many indoor varsity sports contests; the Robert J. H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool; the Brady Squash Center, a world-class facility with fifteen international-style courts; the Adrian C. Israel Fitness Center, a state-of-the-art exercise and weight-training complex; the Brooks-Dwyer Varsity Strength and Conditioning Center; the Colonel William K. Lanman, Jr. Center, a 30,000-square-foot space for recreational/ intramural play and varsity team practice; the Greenberg Brothers Track, an eighth-mile indoor jogging track; and other rooms devoted to fencing, gymnastics, rowing, wrestling, martial arts, general exercise, and dance. Numerous physical education classes in dance, martial arts, aerobic exercise, and sport skills are offered throughout the year. Graduate and professional school students may use the gym at no charge during the academic year and for a nominal fee during the summer term. Academic and summer memberships at reasonable fees are available for faculty, employees, postdoctoral and visiting fellows, and student spouses.

The David S. Ingalls Rink, the Sailing Center in Branford, the Outdoor Education Center (OEC), the tennis courts, and the golf course are open to faculty, students, and employees of the University at established fees. Ingalls Rink has public skating Monday through Thursday from 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. and on weekends as the training schedule permits. Up-to-date information on hours is available at 203.432.0875. Skate sharpening is available daily; however, skate rentals are not available.

Approximately thirty-five club sports and outdoor activities come under the jurisdiction of the Office of Outdoor Education and Club Sports. Many of the activities, both purely recreational and instructional, are open to graduate and professional school students. Faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as groups, may use the Outdoor Education Center (OEC). The center consists of two thousand acres in East Lyme, Connecticut, and includes cabins, campsites, pavilion, dining hall, swimming, boating, canoeing, and picnic groves beside a mile-long lake. Hiking trails surround a wildlife marsh. The OEC season extends from the third weekend in June through Labor Day and September weekends. For more information, telephone 203.432.2492 or visit the Web page at http://yale.edu/athletics/ (click on Sport and Rec, then on Outdoor Education).

Throughout the year, Yale University graduate and professional school students have the opportunity to participate in numerous intramural sports activities. These seasonal, team-oriented activities include volleyball, soccer, and softball in the fall; basketball and volleyball in the winter; softball, soccer, and volleyball in the spring; and softball in the summer. With few exceptions, all academic-year graduate-professional student sports activities are scheduled on weekends, and most sports activities are open to competitive, recreational, and coeducational teams. More information is available from the Intramurals Office in Payne Whitney Gymnasium, 203.432.2487, or at http://www.yale.edu/athletics/.

Religious Resources

The religious resources of Yale University serve all students, faculty, and staff. These resources are the University Chaplaincy (located on the lower level of Bingham Hall on Old Campus); the Church of Christ in Yale University, an open and affirming member congregation of the United Church of Christ; and Yale Religious Ministry, the on-campus association of clergy and nonordained representatives of various religious faiths. The ministry includes the Chapel of St. Thomas More, the parish church for all Roman Catholic students at the University; the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, a religious and cultural center for students of the Jewish faith; several Protestant denominational ministries and nondenominational groups; and religious groups such as the Baha'i Association, the New Haven Zen Center, and the Muslim Student Association. Additional information is available at http://www.yale.edu/chaplain/.

Health Services

Yale University Health Services (YUHS) is located on campus at 17 Hillhouse Avenue. YUHS offers a wide variety of health care services for students and other members of the Yale community. Services include student medicine, internal medicine, gynecology, mental health, pediatrics, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, a twenty-three-bed inpatient care facility (ICF), a round-the-clock urgent care clinic, and such specialty services as allergy, dermatology, orthopedics, and a travel clinic. YUHS also includes the Yale Health Plan (YHP), a health coverage option that coordinates and provides payment for the services outlined above, as well as for emergency treatment, off-site specialty services, inpatient hospital care, and other ancillary services. YUHS's services are detailed in the YHP Student Handbook, available through the YHP Member Services Department, 203.432.0246.

Eligibility for Services

All full-time Yale degree-candidate students who are paying at least half tuition are enrolled automatically for YHP Basic Coverage. YHP Basic Coverage is offered at no charge and includes preventive health and medical services in the departments of Student Medicine, Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Health Education, and Mental Hygiene. In addition, treatment for urgent medical problems can be obtained twenty-four hours a day through Urgent Care.

Students on leave of absence or on extended study and paying less than half tuition are not eligible for YHP Basic Coverage but may enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage. Students enrolled in the Division of Special Registration as nondegree special students or visiting scholars are not eligible for YHP Basic Coverage but may enroll in the YHP Billed Associates Plan and pay a monthly premium. Associates must enroll for a minimum of one term within the first thirty days of affiliation with the University.

Students not eligible for YHP Basic Coverage may also use the services on a fee-for-service basis. Students who wish to be seen fee-for-service must enroll with the YHP Member Services Department. Enrollment applications for the YHP Student Affiliate Coverage, Billed Associates Plan, or Fee-for-Service Program are available from the YHP Member Services Department.

All students are welcome to use specialty and ancillary services at YUHS. Upon referral, YHP will cover the cost of these services if the student is a member of YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Care Coverage (see below). If the student has an alternate insurance plan, YHP will assist in submitting the claims for specialty and ancillary services to the other plan and will bill through the Office of Student Financial Services for noncovered charges and services.

Health Coverage Enrollment

The University also requires all students eligible for YHP Basic Coverage to have adequate hospital insurance coverage. Students may choose YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage or elect to waive the plan if they have other hospitalization coverage, such as coverage through a spouse or parent. The waiver must be renewed annually, and it is the student's responsibility to confirm receipt of the waiver form by the University's deadlines noted below.

YHP hospitalization/specialty coverage

Students are automatically enrolled and charged a fee each term on their Student Financial Services bill for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Students with no break in coverage who are enrolled during both the fall and spring terms are billed each term and are covered from September 1 through August 31. For students entering Yale for the first time, readmitted students, and students returning from a leave of absence who have not been covered during their leave, YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage begins on the day the dormitories officially open. A student who is enrolled for the fall term only is covered for services through January 31; a student enrolled for the spring term only is covered for services through August 31.

For a detailed explanation of this plan, see the YHP Student Handbook.

Waiving the YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage:

Students are permitted to waive YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage by completing a waiver form that demonstrates proof of alternate coverage. Waiver forms are available from the YHP Member Services Department. It is the student's responsibility to report any changes in alternate insurance coverage to the YHP Member Services Department. Students are encouraged to review their present coverage and compare its benefits to those available under the YHP. The waiver form must be filed annually and must be received by September 15 for the full year or fall term or by January 31 for the spring term only.

Revoking the Waiver:

Students who waive YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage but later wish to be covered must complete and send a form voiding their waiver to the YHP Member Services Department by September 15 for the full year or fall term, or by January 31 for the spring term only. Students who wish to revoke their waiver during the term may do so, provided they show proof of loss of the alternate insurance plan and enroll within thirty days of the loss of this coverage. YHP premiums will not be prorated.

YHP student two-person and family plans

A student may enroll his or her lawfully married spouse or same-sex domestic partner and/or legally dependent child(ren) under the age of nineteen in one of two student dependent plans: the Two-Person Plan or the Student Family Plan. These plans include coverage for YHP Basic Coverage and for coverage under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. YHP Prescription Plus Coverage may be added at an additional cost. Coverage is not automatic and enrollment is by application. Applications are available from the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/) and must be renewed annually. Applications must be received by September 15 for full-year or fall-term coverage, or by January 31 for spring-term coverage only.

YHP student affiliate coverage

Students on leave of absence or extended study or students paying less than half tuition may enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage, which includes coverage for YHP Basic and for the benefits offered under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Prescription Plus Coverage may also be added for an additional cost. Applications are available from the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/) and must be received by September 15 for full-year or fall-term coverage, or by January 31 for spring-term coverage only.

YHP prescription plus coverage

This plan has been designed for Yale students who purchase YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage and student dependents who are enrolled in either the Two-Person Plan, the Student Family Plan, or Student Affiliate Coverage. YHP Prescription Plus Coverage provides protection for some types of medical expenses not covered under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Students are billed for this plan and may waive this coverage. The waiver form must be filed annually and must be received by September 15 for the full year or fall term or by January 31 for the spring term only. For a detailed explanation, please refer to the YHP Student Handbook.

Eligibility Changes

Withdrawal:

A student who withdraws from the University during the first ten days of the term will be refunded the premium paid for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage and/or YHP Prescription Plus Coverage. The student will not be eligible for any YHP benefits, and the student's YHP membership will be terminated retroactive to the beginning of the term. The medical record will be reviewed, and any services rendered and/or claims paid will be billed to the student on a fee-for-service basis. At all other times, a student who withdraws from the University will be covered by YHP for thirty days following the date of withdrawal or to the last day of the term, whichever comes first. Premiums will not be prorated. Students who withdraw are not eligible to enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage.

Leaves of Absence:

Students who are granted leaves of absence are eligible to purchase YHP Student Affiliate Coverage during the term(s) of the leave. If the leave occurs during the term, YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage will end on the date the leave is granted and students may enroll in YHP Student Affiliate Coverage. Students must enroll in Affiliate Coverage prior to the beginning of the term during which the leave is taken or within thirty days of the start of the leave. Coverage is not automatic and enrollment forms are available at the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site (http://www.yale.edu/uhs/).

Extended Study or Reduced Tuition:

Students who are granted extended study status or pay less than half tuition are not eligible for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage and YHP Prescription Plus Coverage. They may purchase YHP Student Affiliate Coverage during the term(s) of extended study. This plan includes coverage for YHP Basic and for the benefits offered under YHP Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage. Coverage is not automatic and enrollment forms are available at the YHP Member Services Department or can be downloaded from the YUHS Web site http://www.yale.edu/uhs/). Students must complete an enrollment application for the plan prior to the start of the term.

For a full description of the services and benefits provided by YHP, please refer to the YHP Student Handbook, available from the YHP Member Services Department, 203.432.0246, 17 Hillhouse Avenue, PO Box 208237, New Haven ct 06520-8237.

Required Immunizations

Measles (Rubeola) and German Measles:

All students who were born after December 31, 1956, are required to provide proof of immunization against measles (rubeola) and German measles (rubella). Connecticut state law requires two doses of measles vaccine. The first dose must have been given after January 1, 1969, and after the student's first birthday. The second dose must have been given after January 1, 1980. These doses must be at least 30 days apart. Connecticut state law requires proof of one dose of rubella vaccine administered after January 1, 1969, and after the student's first birthday. The law applies to all students unless they present (a) a certificate from a physician stating that such immunization is contraindicated, (b) a statement that such immunization would be contrary to the student's religious beliefs, or (c) documentation of a positive blood titer for measles and rubella.

Meningococcus (Meningitis):

All students living in on-campus housing must be vaccinated against Meningococcal disease. The law went into effect in September 2002, meaning that all returning students who plan to live in University housing must be immunized or show proof of immunization within the last five years. Students who are not compliant with this law will not be permitted to register for classes or move into the dormitories for the fall term, 2003. Please note that the State of Connecticut does not require this vaccine for students who intend to reside off campus.

Students who have not met these requirements prior to arrival at Yale University must receive the immunizations from YHP and will be charged accordingly.

Resource Office on Disabilities

The Resource Office on Disabilities facilitates accommodations for undergraduate and graduate and professional school students with disabilities who register with and have appropriate documentation on file in the Resource Office. Early planning is critical. Documentation may be submitted to the Resource Office even though a specific accommodation request is not anticipated at the time of registration. It is recommended that matriculating students in need of disability-related accommodations at Yale University contact the Resource Office by June 1. Returning students must contact the Resource Office at the beginning of each term to arrange for course and exam accommodations.

The Resource Office also provides assistance to students with temporary disabilities. General informational inquiries are welcome from students and members of the Yale community and from the public. The mailing address is Resource Office on Disabilities, Yale University, PO Box 208305, New Haven ct 06520-8305. The Resource Office is located in William L. Harkness Hall (WLH), Rooms 102 and 103. Access to the Resource Office is through the College Street entrance to WLH. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Voice callers may reach staff at 203.432.2324; TTY/TDD callers at 203.432.8250. The Resource Office may also be reached by e-mail (judith.york@yale.edu) or through its Web site (http://www.yale.edu/rod/).

Life in New Haven

New Haven has a town's scale, with low buildings, tree-lined streets, and pockets of stores and restaurants to serve local residents. It also has the resources and conveniences of a city, with a downtown of office buildings, courthouses, and hotels, many of which surround the central Green that adjoins Yale's Old Campus.

The downtown area is small and inviting, easily traversed by foot. Bordering the Yale campus are music stores, cafes, bookstores, clothing boutiques, art supply stores, and a variety of small retail shops. Restaurants surround the campus, allowing students to walk from the Art & Architecture Building and sample the best of American, Chinese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, French, Indian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish cuisine.

New Haven enjoys outstanding cultural attractions for a city of its size. In addition to a Yale's own concerts and recitals, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and New Haven Chorale also perform regularly at Woolsey Hall. The Yale Repertory Theater, on campus, and Long Wharf Theatre, nearby, are two of the leading repertory theaters in the country. The Shubert Performing Arts Center and the Palace Performing Arts Center, both just off campus, bring in touring companies and nationally known performers. In addition to the lively theater and concert venues on and off campus, popular, folk, and rock artists also perform regularly at the Palace Theater, the New Haven Coliseum, the New Haven Green, Toad's Place, and other jazz and dance clubs.

Most students of the School of Architecture live within short walking distance of the Art & Architecture Building, in neighborhoods that retain the flavor of the many different religious and ethnic groups that followed the Puritan settlers into the city. Neighborhood festivals punctuate the year, such as the Cherry Blossom Festival and the Santa Maria Maddalena Festival in Wooster Square, a traditionally Italian neighborhood famous for its restaurants; the largest St. Patrick's Day celebration between New York and Boston; and the Fiestas de Loiza, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican culture in the Fair Haven district. In June, the annual International Festival of Arts and Ideas brings over 100,000 people to the downtown area for cultural events and performances by artists representing more than two-dozen cultures.

New Haven is ringed by parks, including East Rock and West Rock parks. There are many public tennis courts and eight golf courses within the area, including Yale's own golf course, considered to be one of the best collegiate courses in the world. Yale Field is home to the New Haven Ravens, a Double-A baseball team affiliated with the Colorado Rockies. There are nearby skating and skiing facilities. Each August, New Haven hosts the Pilot Pen WTA tennis tournament.

New Haven is one of the major stops 0n the Amtrak high-speed Acela and regular train service between Washington, D.C., and Boston. Metro-North also provides frequent train service between Manhattan and New Haven. By train, New Haven is approximately ninety minutes from New York City and two and one-half hours from Boston, depending upon the service selected.

New Haven is directly served by US Airways at Tweed-New Haven Airport with taxi service to New Haven. Frequent limousine bus service to New Haven is also available from the major airports of Bradley (Hartford, Connecticut), Kennedy and LaGuardia (New York City), and Newark (New Jersey) airports.

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